Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts is a British

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 Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician.

Roberts was educated at Brynrefail Grammar School

Grammar school

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 and the University of Wales

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. He was a lecturer in scientific management techniques and served as a councillor on Luton

Luton

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 Borough Council from 1965.

Roberts contested Ormskirk

Ormskirk (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1959 and Conway in 1964. He was Member of Parliament

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 for South Bedfordshire

South Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1966 to 1970, and for Cannock

Cannock (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1974 to 1983. Boundary changes that year changed his seat to Cannock and Burntwood

Cannock and Burntwood (UK Parliament constituency)

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, but he lost it in Labour's landslide defeat to the Conservative

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 Gerald Howarth

Gerald Howarth

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.

Following his Westminster defeat he resumed his career in local government, serving as leader of Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase (district)

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 district council, where he represented the Rugeley

Rugeley

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 ward of Brereton and Ravenhill until losing his seat in 2002. He served as a Labour councillor on Staffordshire

Staffordshire

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 County Council, representing the Brereton and Ravenhill division, which incorporates a slightly larger area than the district council ward of the same name. He retired from membership of the County Council in 2010.

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